Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Kennedy, J., joined, and in which Thomas, J., joined as to Part II. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg and Breyer, JJ., joined, and in which Souter, J., joined as to Part I. Souter, J., filed a dissenting opinion.

Jul 20 2009

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Aug 3 2009

Record returned to U.S.D.C. of Alaska.

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~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~Phone~~~

Attorneys for Petitioners:

Kenneth M. Rosenstein

Office of Special Prosecutions & Appeals

(907) 269-6250

Counsel of Record

310 K Street, Suite 308

Anchorage, AK 99501

ken.rosenstein@alaska.gov

Party name: District Attorney's Office for the Third Judicial District, et al.

Attorneys for Respondent:

Peter J. Neufeld

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

(212)-364-5391

Counsel of Record

100 Fifth Avenue, 3rd Floor

New York, NY 10011

Party name: William G. Osborne

Robert C. Bundy

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

(907) 276-4557

1031 W. 4th Avenue, Suite 600

Anchorage, AK 99501-5907

Party name: William G. Osborne

Other:

Donald B. Ayer

Jones Day

(202) 879-3939

51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20001-2113

dbayer@jonesday.com

Party name: Current and Former Prosecutors

Paul G. Cassell

Professor

(801) 201-8271

Appellate Legal Clinic

S.J. Quinney College of Law University of Utah

332 S. 1400 E., Rm. 101

Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0730

cassellp@law.utah.edu

Party name: K.G. and The National Crime Victim Law Institute

John Michael Chamberlain

Deputy Attorney General

(415) 703-1234

455 Golden Gate Avenue Suite 11000

San Francisco, CA 94102-11000

michael.chamberlain@doj.ca.gov

Party name: California, et al.

Paul A. Engelmayer

Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, LLP

(212) 230-8800

399 Park Ave.

New York, NY 10022

paul.engelmayer@wilmerhale.com

Party name: Individuals Exonerated by Post-Conviction DNA Testing

Jeffrey L. Fisher

Stanford Law School, Supreme Court Litigation Clinic

(650) 724-7081

559 Nathan Abbott Way

Stanford, CA 94305-8610

jlfisher@law.stanford.edu

Party name: Eleven Individuals Who Have Received Clemency Throught DNA Testing

Irving L. Gornstein

O'Melveny & Myers LLP

(202) 383-5300

1625 Eye Street, NW

Washington, DC 20006

Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, et al.

Elena Kagan

Solicitor General

(202) 514-2217

United States Department of Justice

950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20530-0001

SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov

Party name: United States

Neal Kumar Katyal

Deputy Solicitor General

(202) 514-2217

Department of Justice

Washington, DC 20530

Party name: District Attorney's Office for the Third Judicial District, et al. v. William G. Osborne

Leonard J. Koerner

New York City Law Department

(212) 356-2500

100 Church Street, 6th Floor

New York, NY 10007

lkoerner@law.nyc.gov

Party name: City of New York

Richard Ruda

108 Newlands St.

(202) 365-1363

Chevy Chase, MD 20815

rmruda@hotmail.com

Party name: Council of State Governments, et al.
Council of State Governments, et al.